Finding The Sweet Spot
Posted on Jan 23, 2007 10:32:09 PM
The Web is slowly but surely growing up. For Web professionals it’s becoming more and more important to understand not only how various disciplines interact with and affect each other, but also the impact of business objectives on Web projects. Our clients and stakeholders are, thankfully, getting a better handle on what we can do for them and how they can use those things to meet their goals.
The days of a Web site as an afterthought Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Finding, Spot, SweetHome Alone? How Content Aggregators Change Navigation and Control of Content
Posted on Jan 23, 2007 08:22:32 PM
Jason Kottke is fantastic at aggregating content. Every time I read his latest list of links on Kottke.org, I find some tidbit of information that interests me, one I probably wouldn’t have read otherwise. How does he choose content, I wonder? (Recently, his ideas and links about what Google is doing have been particularly interesting.) Some of Kottke’s links don’t interest me at all. But it’s not hard to weed those Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Aggregators, Alone, Change, Content, Control, Home, NavigationImprove Your Page Performance With Lazy Loading
Posted on Jan 21, 2007 09:21:34 PM
Not too long ago, JavaScript made it possible to add nice effects to a page. And with the emergence of libraries, robust applications are emerging built on top of Prototype, Dojo, YUI, and other toolkits. Unfortunately, the people that pay the price for these so-called ‘thin clients’ are the end users. Every JavaScript file that needs to be loaded is a new connection to the server, and every connection to the server means more Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Improve, Lazy, Loading, Page, Performance, with, yourGetting Mobile
Posted on Jan 18, 2007 01:24:35 AM
Long promised and way overdue, mobile technology is finally moving beyond telephone calls to become a fundamental of our technology-infused lives. In fact, mobile could very well transform how we gather and use information.
But beyond the hype rumors and billions of investment dollars in the mobile industry lies a simple concept: mobile devices, which first connected us with people, can now connect us with information anytime or Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Getting, MobileWhere Did My Beautiful Internet Go?
Posted on Jan 15, 2007 02:39:44 PM
Most web designers worth their salt know the phrase web design is a laughably broad term. Designing for the web entails understanding interaction design, information architecture, usability, accessibility, as well as having an excellent feel for visual design. However, for the purpose of this article, I’m going to narrow the focus of web design to the visual side of things. For a moment, forget about usability and information architecture Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Beautiful, Internet, WherePictoplasma, anime, and DSOS1
Posted on Jan 14, 2007 08:19:30 PM
Art books are reaching new heights and Pictoplasma is one of the first I've seen of this new genre. The others are Anime and Designer Shock's DSOS1: The User's Manual. All three books are published by German publisher Die Gestalten Verlag. They're onto something here.
Pictoplasma
Pictoplasma is a showcase of contemporary art created by international graphic designers, animators, artists, and production companies. Thaler states Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: anime, DSOS1, PictoplasmaNew Issue: Educating Geeks by Tom Green
Posted on Jan 10, 2007 06:01:37 AM
This week Digital Web is happy to introduce perhaps more thought-provoking fare. Our resident Flash video expert and all-around excellent contributor Tom Green poses questions about academia, technology and hiring in The Education of Geeks and Freaks. Tom brings up salient points about correcting the gap between self-education, school and employable technologists.
While we’re focusing on education, a number of websites recently put new attention to curricula, educators and whether academics hold value for web professionals. WaSP’s Education Task Force recently announced a new focus and task force members. The SVA in New York recently announced a new MFA in interaction design, along with their new design criticism program mentioned here previously. Meanwhile, Ajaxian gets to the heart of the issue by reconsidering the question, What’s the Value of a College Education for Ajax Developers?
Tags: Educating, Geeks, Green, IssueThe Birth of Design is Kinky
Posted on Jan 8, 2007 11:20:33 PM
When Nick asked me to write an article for Digital Web I, as I suspect a lot of people would, thought that I should come up with some lofty arty and hopefully intelligent subject. But then I realised that that is not what I'm about. I am not saying I'm not intelligent I am just saying that I don't particularly like writing about that kind of stuff. So I'm not going to. Instead I am going to tell you the history of Design is Kinky. I am hoping Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Birth, Design, KinkyDesigning For Every Browser: How To Make Your Site Fully Cross Browser Compatible
Posted on Jan 5, 2007 03:19:45 PM
What consumers see as freedom of choice when choosing a browser, CSS coders see as a nightmare. Here’s a quick list of popular browsers, just off the top of my head:
Internet Explorer 5Internet Explorer 5.5Internet Explorer 6Internet Explorer 7Firefox 1.5Firefox 2Opera 7Opera 8Opera 9Safari
There are 10 browsers listed right there, and that doesn’t even count the rest of Unix! How do you create Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Browser, Compatible, Cross, Designing, Every, Fully, Make, Site, yourDesigning for Search Engines and Stars
Posted on Jan 5, 2007 12:06:19 AM
Introduction
Great search engine placement doesn't require you to sacrifice appealing design. While "content is king" for high search engine rankings as well as overall site popularity, your imagination and creativity with designs can still reach for the stars.
Design around your content, not the other way around.
Savvy clients often provide a long list of what they want on the main page, or what they have in mind. If high search Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Designing, Engines, Search, Stars